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Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness

Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness

Rococo art is often dismissed as frivolous. But Waldemar Januszczak disagrees and in this three-part series he tries to bring Rococo art closer to us, and argues that the Rococo was the age in which the modern world was born.

Created ByWaldemar Januszczak
StatusEnded
Original NameRococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness
First Air DateJanuary 21, 2014
Last Air DateFebruary 4, 2014
Seasons1
Episodes3
Episode Runtime1h 0min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited Kingdom
Production CompaniesZCZ Films
NetworksBBC Four
S01E03

Madness

The last episode focuses on the Rococo's descent into madness. The 18th century is seen as the era of frivolity and enjoyment, but in an age of such decadence there was also the dark side.

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